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Y, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB, To BURNHAM c; STICKNEY, 0F ELzABETH, NEW JERSEY.

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` tition being made of paper to torni a unit having a solid base, said partitions being oi gradually increasingheights and stiilly supported by said buttsn A multiple index-card receptacle comprising a stepped series of butts upon which to rest the cards to bring their top edges into echelon arrangement, partitions for confining cards that rest upon said butts, said cardboard and glued or fastened together Vacewise to iorm a unit having a solid base ot stepped formation, and a back to which said butts are secured, said back having an index projecting therefrom.

a'. An index-card system .Comprising a `series ot units, each having a stepped series otbutts upon which to rest the cards to bring their top edgesl into echelon arrangement, partitions 'for confining cards that rest upon' said butts, saidl partitions bearing individuallegends to Vcall attention to the absence of cards;v and index-cards inserted between said partitions; each legend hidden by the card but in position to be rendered visible when the card is removed.

5. An index-card system comprising units, each having a stepped series of butts upon which to restthe cards to bring their top edges into echelon arrangement, partitions tor coniining cards that rest upon said butts, said partitions having their upper corners cutl away 'for clearance in removing and replacing the cards, and cards inserted between said partitions, each card covering up the partition in rear thereof. 6. A card-index comprising a series of units, each comprising a stepped set of butts with intervening partitions, and a back, said butts, partitions and back being secured together, and said backs having a series of visible projections bearing a series ot indexing characters, and index-cards of uniform sizes inserted between said partitions and resting upon said butts, all of the top borders of the cardsvbeing constant- 1y visible in all ot the units. 7i. An `index-card system comprising a general receptacle or unit dividedgby a series of partitions into individual cardreceptacles or pockets, and index-cards inserted between said partitions, each paror thin card, said receptacle comprising a base consisting oi' pasteboard butts off assorted sizes, and having a stepped arrangement and interleaved with said partitions oit similarly k thereto, to make assorted sizes and adherent partitions and butts formed ot paper` or` `being` constantly visible;

Arender visible the the cards in all *being constantly visible; said; partitions i and standing one above another with theirf top borders exposed to render visible the index mat-ter placed uponl said top borders, the rear portion or partition ot said unit having its top edge about level with the rearmost of said nidex-cards.

9; A card-index system comprising a tray, b'ox or receptacle, a series of units iitted one behind another in saidreceptacle, each unit comprising a series of steps and a stepped series of partitions, and indexcards inserted between the partitions and resting upon-the steps, said index-cards of uniform size and standingone labove another withther top bordersxexposed to render visible the indexA matter placed upon said topv borders, all the indexes upon all of the cards in all of lthe units in said tray Y said partitions bearing exposable individual legends to call attention to the absence of cards, eachv legend being hidden by the adjoining index-card. A'

l0. A card-index system comprising Ia tray, box or receptacle, al series of units litted one behind ano-ther insaid receptacle,

4eachunit comprising a series of steps and a stepped series of partitions, and indexcards inserted between thew partitions and resting uponA the steps, said index-cards of uniform size and standing one above another with their top borders exposed to index matter placed upon said top borders, all'the indexesupon all ot of the units inl saidy tray having their upper corners cut away von the Vsides for clearance in removing and re- Vplacingthe` cards.

LESTER A. WERNERY.`

`ifS/"itnesses ARTHUR A. JOHNSON,

CATHERINE A. NEWELL. 

